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J P. WHITE. $ewing-Machine Guide and Hemmer.

No. 69,289. Patented Sept. 24, I867.

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N.FETER$. FNOTO LITKOGRAPMER. WABHlNQTDN D C JOSEPH P. WHITE, OFSAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

Letters Patent No. 69,289, dated is'cptmnher 554, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN MARKER, HEMMEH, &c., FOR SEWING MAGHINES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN;

Be it known that I, JOSEPH P. WHITE, of Savannah, Ghatham county,Georgia, have invented a new and improved Combined Gauge, Presser,Hemmer, do, for Sewing Machines; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which willenable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of thisspecification, in which- Figural represents a plan or top view of myinvention.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-section of the same, the plane of sectionbeing indicated by the line we rv, fig. 1.

- Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts. 7 Thisinvention relates to a new attachment for sewing machines, by which thecloth is held down, gauged, tucked, or hemmed, and, if desired, markedfor further tucks.

The invention consists in the arrangement of an adjustable slottedgauge, which is screwed to the platform of a sewing-machine, and whichis connected with a spring-presser that can be adjusted to cloth of anythickness.

A slotted plate is connected with the gauge, and can be adjusted on thesame, and carries on its end an adjustable marker of suitableconstruction, for marking tucks, and also carries a movable hemmer.

The device is so arranged that it can be applied to any sewing machine.I I

A represents a metal plate, provided with an upright end piece, 13, andwith a horizontal arm, 13, projecting from the front. The plate A isslotted, and is attached by a screw to the plate of a sewing machine,the end B B beingthc gauge by which the distance between the edge of thecloth and the line of stitches is adjusted. C is a plate, having abevelled front edge, and being provided with an upright arm, by means ofwhich it is connected to the'gauge B, turning on a pin, 0. A spring, (I,is attached to the side of the gauge, and presses up against the outerend of the arm I) of the plate C, thereby pressing the latter upon thefabric to be sewed. A handle, 0, projects from the end of the arm 6,whereby the prcsser C can be raised oif the fabric; the spring will thenbe out of the notch, and will have no power to depress the same, so thatthereby the-presser, when it is not to be used, can be held above thefabric. f is a small set-screw, which is fitted through an ear, g, whichprojects from the side of the gauge B. The lower'eud of the screw j'fits upon the top edge of the arm 6, as

shown, and the said' screw therefore serves to adjust the prcsser tofabric of diiferent thickness, as the furtherf is screwed down, the morewill the prcsscr be held above the platform of the machine, ahd willconsequently be adapted to thicker fabric. D is a slotted plate, whichis secured to the plate A by a screw, it, and which carries atits outerend an adjustable marker, E. By means of the slot in the plate D, themarker can be brought nearer to onfurther from the gauge. The marker,represented in the drawings, is similar to that for which Miss Sarah F.Brown, of Savannah, Georgia, has applied for Letters Patent: I disclaimits construction and arrangement, and do not intend to confine myself tothe use of'this particular marker, as any other kind may perhaps beapplied with equal advantage. F is a hemmcr of suitable construction; itis fitted under the plate D, and is attached to the same by means of ascrew, 2', which fits through the slot in the said plate. The distancebetween the gauge and hemmer, or between the gauge and the marker, canthus be adjusted at pleasure. It will be understood that the marker isused for marking the next tuck while one is being sewed.

The advantages of this device over those now in use, are: The cloth isheld in place by the presse'r, and is also kept smooth by the same; theedge of the cloth is prevented from turning-an inconvenience on mostother gauges of sewing machines. By raising the presscr, the gauge canbe used alone; the removal of the presser for that purpose is thusavoided. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. I The combination of the adjustable gauge B B with the adjustablepresser G, both made and operating substantially as'hercin shown anddescribed. i

2. The gauge 13 B, and presscr C, in combination with the adjustableplate D and marker E, all made and operating substantially as and forthe purpose herein shown and described.

3. The above, in combination with the adjustable hemmer F, when made asdescribed.

JOSEPH P. WHITE.

Witnesses:

E. W. Grrronn. J. W. Nnvrr'r

